{"product_id":"amplitudes-stories-of-queer-and-trans-futurity-9781645660866","title":"Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity","description":"\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary and visionary, these twenty-two speculative stories edited by Lambda, Nebula and Hugo finalist Lee Mandelo explore the vast potentialities of our queer and trans futures.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom self-styled knights fighting in dystopian city streets to conservationists finding love in the Appalachian forests; from social media posts about domestic \"bliss\" in a lottery-based, state-housing skyscraper to herding feral cats off of one's scientific equipment; from street drugs that create doppelgangers to dance-club cruising at the edge of the galaxy--\u003ci\u003eAmplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity \u003c\/i\u003einterrogates the farthest borders of the sci-fi landscape to imagine how queer life will look centuries in the future--or ten years from now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with brutal honesty, raw emotions, sexual escapades, and delightful whimsy, \u003ci\u003eAmplitudes\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the longstanding tradition of queer fiction as protest. This essential collection serves as an evolving map of our celebrations, anxieties, wishes, pitfalls, and--most of all--our rallying cry that we're here, we're queer--and the future is \u003ci\u003eours\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing stories by Esther Alter - Bendi Barrett - Ta-wei Chi, trans. Ariel Chu - Colin Dean - Maya Deane - Dominique Dickey - Katharine Duckett - Meg Elison - Paul Evanby - Aysha U. Farah - Sarah Gailey - Ash Huang - Margaret Killjoy - Wen-yi Lee - Ewen Ma - Jamie McGhee - Sam J. Miller - Aiki Mira, trans. CD Covington - Sunny Moraine - Nat X. Ray - Neon Yang - Ramez Yoakeim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Mandelo\u003c\/b\u003e (he\/him) is a writer, scholar, and sometimes-editor whose work focuses on queer and speculative fiction. His recent books include debut novel \u003ci\u003eSummer Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary gay Southern gothic, as well as the novellas\u003ci\u003e Feed Them Silence \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Woods All Black\u003c\/i\u003e. Mandelo's short fiction, essays, and criticism can be read in publications including \u003ci\u003eTor.com\/Reactor, Post45, Uncanny Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCapacious\u003c\/i\u003e; he has also been a past nominee for various awards including the Lambda, Nebula, Goodreads Choice, and Hugo. He currently resides in Louisville and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Kentucky. Further information, interviews, and sundry little posts about current media he's enjoying can be found at leemandelo.com or @leemandelo on socials.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erewhon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298739093778,"sku":"9781645660866","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05317b04-d83c-45f4-9110-b87efc71b305.jpg?v=1747833039","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amplitudes-stories-of-queer-and-trans-futurity-9781645660866","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}